Mitomycin C

By Bushra Fatima, Dec. 2016 What is it? Mitomycin C is a member of the mitomycin family of compounds, characterized by the presence of an aziridine ring. Mitomycin C was initially discovered as an antibiotic, but due to its antineoplastic properties has since been...

Streptococcus salivarius

By Sanika Joshi, Dec 2016 What is it? Streptococcus salivarius is a gram-positive, facultative anaerobic microorganism that is found in the oral cavity and upper respiratory tract of human beings. S. salivarius is spherical in shape, non-motile, non-sporing, and...

This week in lab – 11/7/16

This past Halloween, we spent part of our day coming in and out of the break room to paint a mural! We traced the image with the projector, painted on the tables, and mounted it on the wall. Meanwhile, Stephen also finished a successful sequencing run…  ...

White House Microbiome Event

https://news.uci.edu/feature/making-sense-of-microbiomes/ https://news.uci.edu/research/ucis-katrine-whiteson-attends-white-house-event-on-microbiome-research/ Fact Sheet:...

Microbiome Symposium @ UCI on 9/23

Register here: http://www.calit2.uci.edu/calit2-events/calendar.aspx?eid=819 2016 Calit2 Microbiome Symposium Event Date: 9/23/2016 Event Time: 10 a.m. Event End: 5 p.m. Location: Calit2 Building Auditorium Agenda: ENVIRONMENT 10 a.m.: Jennifer Martiny, UC Irvine,...